Painting of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1876

Contributed by NPS, Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site

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Portrait of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow by his son Ernest W. Longfellow in 1876. The family thought it the best portrait of Longfellow ever taken, but Ernest thought the one he painted for Bowdoin College (now hanging in the Hawthorne-Longfellow Library) after studying with Couture better.

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About This Item

  • Title: Painting of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1876
  • Creator: Ernest Wadsworth Longfellow
  • Creation Date: 1876
  • Subject Date: 1876
  • Location: Cambridge, Middlesex County, MA
  • Media: Oil on Canvas
  • Dimensions: 64 cm x 51 cm
  • Local Code: LONG 4629
  • Object Type: Image

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NPS, Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site
105 Brattle Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
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